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The time to go to Paris is NOW

25 Thursday Aug 2016

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If you detest standing in line or just being in crowded places your timing to go to Paris has never been better.  Visibly noticeable are the shortened queues at the Louvre, Musee d’Orsay,  Eiffel Tower, bateaux mouches, and special events.

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The regional tourist board head has called it an “industrial disaster” since so much of Paris relies on visitor spending. The Ile-de-France figures for 2016 reflect big drops:

A 46.2% decline in Japanese visitors compared with the same period in 2015
A 35% decline in Russian visitors
A 19.6% decline in Chinese visitors
A 5.7% decline in visitors from the US

After recent major terror attacks in France, Paris is now seen as “less safe”.  So it’s up to you to weigh the pros and cons. I myself will take a chance on Paris. Some vacation rental landlords are willing to “talk turkey” and reduce the rent especially if you’re booking within a month’s time frame. Hotels too probably will soon be forced to offer more affordable rates.  A little direct negotiation with the front desk could mean extra savings for you.

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I’m hoping tourists regain their confidence and Paris returns to its superstar status of being one of Europe’s most visited cities.  After all, 14.97 million international visitors adds up to a lot of croissants.

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As well as a lot of sold guidebooks:  No Worries Paris, a photographic walking guide.

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Mainstreaming macarons the McDonalds way

28 Monday Jan 2013

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Laudrée and Pierre Herme move over. The most coveted cookies in Paris have entered the fastfood marketplace. Are they as delicate and crisp and colorful? Are there a variety of flavors (violet, pistachio, white truffle)? Are they packaged in designer pastel boxes or bags? Answer: no, no, and no.

macaronParisPros: they are half-price compared to their aristocratic version, their calorie count is low, they fill in for a sweet dessert if you’re just stopping in for a McCafé cappuccino. McDonalds also has clean free toilettes. You can also buy macarons in bakeries and supermarket such as Monprix. Cupcakes are so “over”, you compare the two.

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Pere Lachaise Cemetery: haunting images

14 Monday Jan 2013

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Don’t be afraid to wander off the wide cobbled paths to discover historical curiosities and tidbits of wisdom.

And alien tears will fill for him
Pity’s long-broken urn,
For his mourners will be outcast men,
And outcasts always mourn.
— Oscar Wilde (engraved on his tomb)

16 Rue du Repos
75020 Paris
metro: Ménilmontant

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Vive la vegetarian!

11 Friday Jan 2013

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Go green, go healthy, go light, feel good about it.  Here are a few restaurants serving fresh from the field veggies, savory soups, and grains creatively, artistically prepared.  Just say “non” to beef tartare, pass the sesame seeds.

Le Potager du Marais
24 Rue Rambuteau
33 1 57 40 98 57
metro: St-Paul

Le Grenier De Notre Dame
18 rue de la Bucherie, 75005
33(0)1 43299829
Metro: Saint Michel
http://www.legrenierdenotredame.fr/
The very first vegetarian and macrobiotic restaurant in Paris.

Tuck Shop
13 Rue Lucien Sampaix (75010)
33-980729540
http://www.facebook.com/tuckshopparis
try the avocado, brie, cranberry and roasted walnut sandwich

Soya
41 Rue des Bourdonnais
http://www.soya75.fr
+33 1 40 41 93 95
sophisticated fusion cuisine, spotty service

Grand Appetit
9 Rue la Cerisaie
metro: Bastille
0140270495

La Chambre Aux Oiseaux
48, rue Bichat
09 81 45 45 38
http://lachambreauxoiseaux.fr

Cafe Ginger
9 Rue Jacques Coeur
0142724383
metro: Bastille

Saveurs VegetHalles
41 Rue des Bourdonnais
0140419395
http://www.saveursvegethalles.fr/

Vegebowl
3 Rue de la Boule Rouge
01-42-46-45-89

Gentle Gourmet Cafe
24 Boulevard de La Bastille
http://www.gentlegourmetcafe.com

Krishna-Bhravan
Address: 24 Rue Cail
Tel.: +33(0)1 42057843
http://www.krishnabhavan.com/
Metro: Gare du Nord, Magenta
generous, aromatic, colorful, cheap

 

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Cafe Marley: half Napolean III era, half modern, all eyecandy

09 Wednesday Jan 2013

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Come for the location, not the service. For coffee, drinks or dessert coupled with one of the best terrace views in Paris (I.M. Pei’s Pyramid) this restaurant gets high marks. The service is snooty, the food quality mediocre, but it averages out to a must-do before or after visiting the Louvre. Museum crowds thin out around four, so going before your visit is a hot tip. Or go for an hour or two, visit the cafe – the salade Nicoise is good – and return afterward since your ticket is good for all day.

If you opt out, there’s always the lawn outside for a romp in the sun followed by a splash of refreshing mineral water.

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Cafe Marley
93 Rue de Rivoli
+33 1 49 26 06 60
Metro: Palais Royal – Musée du Louvre

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